Still Thursday…

I began my workout with my strength training circuit so I wouldn’t have any excuses to cut it short.  I modified the original plans to fit my mood and to target areas that had been bothering me lately.   For example, due to typical girl bloating, I wanted to do some ab work.  Here were today’s circuit exercises:

• Push ups (15, 10, 10, 8 )
• Reverse lunges with 12.5 pound weights for 1 minute
• Alternating overhead presses with 12.5 pound weights for 1 minute
• Sit ups for 1 minute

I cycled through the entire circuit 4 times.  I got pretty tired by the end so I dropped to 8 pound weights for the last set of lunges and overhead presses.  I stretched for a few minutes and then ended my workout with a brisk 20 minute walk on the treadmill.

Today’s outfit minus my cream colored grandpa cardigan.  I was going to wear it in the picture, but then I was worried that it would look like a lab coat!

Well balanced snack!

I was really hungry when I got home from work, and I had a slight headache.  I enjoyed a pineapple/coconut flavored yogurt before I left to meet Jared.  I met him in Copley Square and we walked down Boylston to the temporary i-party.  It was jam packed, but I managed to find a relatively inexpensive Halloween costume.  Even though it’s much smaller than the Garment District in Cambridge, the selection was decent and the people were more subdued.  We had to go to H&M to buy the finishing touches for Jared’s costume.  He’s going to be an 80′s rocker complete with a crazy blond wig and gold sparkled leggings.  I’m dressing up as a 50′s diva.  My costume came prepackaged so I’m sure I’ll see several girls with the same getup.

While cooking dinner I snacked on a few triscuits with a wedge of The Laughing Cow Creamy Swiss cheese.

We had spinach tortellini tossed in olive oil and Parmesan cheese.  Plus a glass or two of Cab Sauv to finish off the Cupcake bottle I opened yesterday.

I couldn’t resist trying my costume on.  Obviously the hair and makeup are essential to complete the look.  So don’t judge just yet!

We watched The Office and then I had to attack some piles of laundry because those clean clothes don’t put themselves away.

Now Friday….

I weighed myself this morning, something I don’t do very often.  I even encouraged Diana to put her scale aside and stop focusing on the number.  I was a pound lower (116.5) from what I remember at my last am weigh-in.  I’m really starting to lose a lot of muscle from my cheerleading days.  Lots of clothes don’t fit me anymore because my thighs and butt are shrinking.  Seeing my mom struggle to buy clothes because everything makes her look so skinny, I’m a little worried.  I need to make sure I keep strength training to keep my muscle in place!

I ate a bowl of cinnamon Puffins topped with banana slices for breakfast.

I’m so excited to be wearing my spooky outfit to work in honor of Halloween.  I’m dressed in all black (this is actually the 2nd shirt I tried on because after much internal debating, I decided the first one was actually navy blue) and then I’m rockin’ my skull scarf that I haven’t really worn since I bought it in London in June.  I also have some gold sparkly eye liner on.  I used to wear it when I cheered at BC games, and now it’s been retired to my costume makeup baggie.

Aww, just realized that when I took these pictures, I wasn’t wearing my black Cupcake-and-Crossbones earrings.  I love Johnny Cupcakes gear!